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Benton Harbor city com-
de'1relCn>eJrs of . r Terrace
came under cri . .
resident Arthur Crum . He
the J 3 meetin that
n . ou comulting e
ho . be affected by the tax
The 001 bo d abo criticized th
city for n yment of 232,000 in b proper­
ty taxe aIr dy collected but not . ned to the
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, e mu t put end to . 0 nee or it will put
an end to us:' 'd Southern Christian Leadership
Conference presi ent Rev. Joseph 1..0 ery to
Virginia chapter of the Civil Right group. Spe .
of th Miami vio nee d the recent ooting of
Urb Leagu Director Verno Jordan, 1..0 ery
. d th t racism in America· "experiencing an un­
fortun te, tr ic re rge
ttomey Quentin R. City anager Paul c-
Fulcher, an A . tant Pr - Cauley said that there h
eating Attorney for 22 been no orkshop since the
ye . offering the city ay 19 propo had been
a propo hich ould received but that he ould
app ently e them have the commission discu
considerable amount of
it.
fee .
tty Fulcher told The
Citizen that era} commis-
loner h d ed with him
about th proposal.
Fulcher' proposal
made this suggestion for
non-criminal matter ,
"Since th majority of my
legal experti and experi­
ence has been in the area
of criminal la , this propo-
is targeted specifically
t that area of th City'
legal ork, I beli ve that
my understanding of the
County's crimin system
ould rve th City' ad-
van tage in solvin ari
legal matter y off tee,
GE3
f
to the City an er, ayor,
and Commissione Fulcher
explained, "Due to my
concern for the City and my
desire to the City pply
fi restraint in order to
mo y, I am pie d
to offer this proposal for
pro . ding al rvice ."
For annual fee of
20,400, Fulcher would
provide criminal-related
rvice s following:
aly· of all pend­
. Update City
er and Commi . on
00 all criminal or of
contract commencement;
onthly progre re­
ports. This report ould be
compiled e h month and
bmitted to city m er
on all pendin criminal
Ii· tion and its tatu;
- Time Allocati
Coordinate specifIC eex­
Iy ti schedule to pro­
vide time fo handling city
wither at city hall
or my office. monthly
time log will be provided
to the city manager for
all time nt.
- Profe . onal liability
ould be prarided
by Fulcher hat
limits req sled by the city;
- Documentation - City
to provid Ful
with an b -up docurnen-
tatioo ding
er, city code
ordinances.
According to doc»
tio bmitted to t
city, an clerical e penJeS
ould be included in the
� .
The city . currently
paying Attorney .
G Wl a . of
witbPl
y th t futb r
d industrial
ill
through current iate
if needed, could provide
1 gal in other
are civil and
bor relations."
The fe to be charg-
ed for non-criminal or
ould be at 50 per hour
and only lth 'prior auth­
orization to proceed."
According to th pro­
posal, such situations ould
be "minimal."
either cC ul y nor
Fulcher kne hat percen-
e of the current legal
or for the city as
criminal.
Atty. G Yin could not
be re ched for comment by
pre tim.
Fulcher h BA,
B chelor of Science, and
a Juris Doctor with honors
from the University of
. chigan. He dmitted
toth Bar in 1952.
city